Oil is headed for 1st monthly price drop since August
Oil dropped in New York, headed for its first monthly decline since August, on speculation fuel demand may falter amid a slowdown in the U.S. economic recovery and Europe’s continuing debt crisis. More »
Protection for lizard may threaten West Texas oil production
People in Midland like to say God felt such remorse for the dry, dusty landscape that he decided to give it oil. He also gave it the dunes sagebrush lizard, a reptile that could put a halt to oil and gas exploration and production in parts of West Texas and harm school budgets across the state. More »
See you on Tuesday
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Technology key to Eagle Ford boom
In just the past few years advances such as horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing have made it possible to tap the oil and natural gas trapped in south Texas’ tight shale formations. More »
Summertime squeeze: Gasoline prices crimp family budgets
Households spent an average of $369 on gas last month. Families now spend more filling up than they spend on cars, clothes or recreation. Last year, they spent less on gasoline than each of those things. More »
Natural gas vehicle incentives fuel debate
Texas lawmakers showed some love this week for a bill to provide incentives for natural gas-fueled vehicles, but a similar bill at the federal level is beginning to get the cold shoulder. More »
Raise denial has 41 Exxon Mobil women boiling
The 41 clerical workers at the company’s chemical and refinery complex in Baytown are steamed, saying they’ve been denied raises — because of their gender – by a company that reported a $10.6 billion first-quarter profit this week. More »
Alaskan showdown: Houston firm trying to get drilling rig into Alaskan waters
Houston-based Escopeta Oil & Gas has been trying for years to get a rig into Alaska’s Cook Inlet to drill for natural gas. A Chinese-flagged ship carrying the rig is getting close, but the U.S. shipping industry isn’t pleased. American actor Robert Duvall is just fine with the move, however. More »
Feds file new indictment in oil trader kickback case
Prosecutors this week dropped a cooperating witness from charges that several men allegedly bilked refiner LyondellBasell out of tens of millions of dollars, while pulling a New York firm into the scheme as part of money laundering charges. More »
House GOP asks: Are you frustrated with high gas prices?
In a video bashing Democrats for being out-of-touch on energy and without a plan for rising oil prices, House Republicans accuse the Obama administration of keeping America’s energy resources under “lock and key.” More »
Weekly U.S. rig count rises by 17, led by Texas
Of the major oil- and gas-producing states, Texas gained 16 rigs, New Mexico and Arkansas each added two and Oklahoma increased its numbers by one. Louisiana lost the most rigs, dropping by four, while California, Wyoming and North Dakota each lost one. More »
More power outages hit Texas City refiners
A broken power line insulator may be behind outages in Texas City and LaMarque that knocked some refineries offline Friday morning. Power was restored later in the day. More »
April 26, 2013
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